Rarely, a doctor may order a CT scan or ultrasound to help make the diagnosis. The usual treatment for a peritonsillar abscess involves draining it. The doctor withdraws the pus with a needle (called ...

CT scans are used more often for finding renal abscess. Renal abscess is treated with antibiotics given through the blood by IV (“intravenously”) and/or by draining the pus from the abscess. A renal ...

12 13 Chronic periapical abscess in primary dentition draining simultaneously through intraoral and extraoral sinus tract is a very rare condition which is until now not reported by any study. Thus, ...

Skin abscesses are commonly treated by draining the pus from the infected area. An abscess usually will not get better until the pus drains out. Sometimes you can help this happen naturally by using ...

Injury, poor hoof quality and poor hoof care can cause an abscess. Abscesses cause sudden, severe pain and lameness. Draining, bandaging and keeping the hoof clean are key to treating an abscess. It ...

A colonoscopy was then performed which showed a pinpoint opening with draining pus at the hepatic flexure. A fistulogram confirmed a fistulous tract arising from the inferior aspect of the abscess ...

Recently, an automatically irrigating and draining external ventricular catheter Irraflow ... intraventricular hemorrhage (16), subarachnoid hemorrhage (2), ventriculitis/abscess (4). Drain days ...